SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR DOCUMENTARY

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NARRATIVE

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Above: A clip from "Boom Town", a short documentary about the proprietors of a fireworks shop in Nevada. Sound edit, mix, and all music in this clip by Mike Hallenbeck at Junior Birdman Audio.

Sound Edit + Mix for Feature Documentary: "Out in the Cold"

Above: highlight reel of sound edit and mix for a documentary feature aimed at raising awareness of issues related to homelessness. To make "Out in the Cold", director J.D. O’Brien and his friend John Koepke hired a small crew to capture what happened as they left the comfort of their own homes to spend a week of Minnesota winter sleeping either on the streets or in homeless shelters. They approached their experience as an opportunity to create empathy with those who truly have to live without stable housing, and to demonstrate causes and solutions to the viewing public.

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CORPORATE

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Above: Junior Birdman Audio provided post sound for this short doc of the first-ever eMLS Cup at PAX East 2018 in Boston, featuring Jimmy Conrad and sponsored by AT&T. The mix had to be lightning quick, including polishing announcer and interview dialog captured in a difficult situation. I created a sound design replete with assorted accents and crowd audio from my personal field recording library, then whipped up a mix and delivered on a tight turnaround.

SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR SHOWREEL: AMYE SCHARLAU, HYPNOTIST

Above: highlight reel promoting the services of hypnotist Amye Scharlau. Dialog edit was as forensic as time permitted; some EQ, de-noising and a bit of spectral waveform repair here and there. Many of the audience reaction audio clips were distorted past the point of usability, so I swapped in cues from my library as substitutes. Timeline was super quick, but client was thrilled with the results.